Software as as service and enterprise 2.0 its all gone pete tong?

September 24th, 2009

Software as a service – bah says Harry Debes – well he would say that.

Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes, doesn’t believe in software-as-a-service (SaaS). In fact, the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software company’s top executive has put a two-year expiry date on SaaS’ head. Debes led Lawson’s US$607 million merger with Intentia in 2006.

He told ZDNet Asia in an interview why SaaS is history repeating itself, and why the company is not going down the same path as its bigger competitors that have jumped on the “on demand” bandwagon.

But Euan Semple argues that companies will get fleeced by the IT industry for over engineered, under delivering solutions,

And he offers these reasons why it all will all go pear shaped for companies and big IT. apart from the above reason…

1. They think it is about technology.

2. They aren’t prepared to deal with the friction that allowing their staff to connect generates.

3. They will assimilate it into business as usual.

4. They will try to do it in a way that “maximizes business effectiveness” without realizing that it calls for a radical shift in what is seen as effective.

5. They will grind down their early adopters until they give up.

6. They will get fleeced by the IT industry for over engineered, under delivering solutions, think that Enterprise 2.0 failed to live up to its promise and move on to the next fad.

7. Lack of patience

8. It is not companies who do Enterprise 2.0 it is individuals.

Hat tip to Arlinda @ Xtract

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